loose Antonyms
Meaning of loose
loose (v)
grant freedom to; free from confinement
turn loose or free from restraint
make loose or looser
become loose or looser or less tight
loose (a)
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
not affixed
loose (s)
(of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
not officially recognized or controlled
not literal
emptying easily or excessively
not tense or taut
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility
not carefully arranged in a package
having escaped, especially from confinement
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
loose (r)
without restraint
loose (superl.)
Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.
Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty, habit, etc. ; -- with from or of.
Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of loose texture.
Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose style, or way of reasoning.
Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to some standard of right.
Unconnected; rambling.
Lax; not costive; having lax bowels.
Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.
Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language; as, a loose epistle.
loose (n.)
Freedom from restraint.
A letting go; discharge.
loose (a.)
To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.
To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.
To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.
To solve; to interpret.
loose (v. i.)
To set sail.
loose Sentence Examples
- The dog's collar was loose, so he easily escaped from his yard.
- The old man's dentures were loose, causing him to slur his speech.
- The painting on the wall was loose and needed to be secured.
- The horse's shoe was loose, making it unsafe for riding.
- The lid on the jar was loose, allowing the contents to spill out.
- The screw on the cabinet door was loose, so it kept falling off.
- The stitches on my wound were loose, so the doctor had to restitch it.
- The rope was loose and frayed, making it difficult to pull a heavy weight.
- The bolts on the engine were loose, causing it to shake violently.
- The belt around my waist was too loose, making my pants sag.
FAQs About the word loose
grant freedom to; free from confinement, turn loose or free from restraint, make loose or looser, become loose or looser or less tight, not compact or dense in
loosened, slack, unsecured, lax, detached,relaxed, slackened, insecure, undone, untied
tense,tight, taut, tight, tense, taut, firm, tied, constrained, restrained
The dog's collar was loose, so he easily escaped from his yard.
The old man's dentures were loose, causing him to slur his speech.
The painting on the wall was loose and needed to be secured.
The horse's shoe was loose, making it unsafe for riding.
